Conference USA Championship Odds
HOUSTON, TX (The Spread) – No. 7 Houston looks to lock up a BCS bowl bid on Saturday when it hosts No. 24 Southern Miss in the Conference USA Championship at Noon ET on ABC.
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Houston is 12-0 on the season and 10-2 against the spread while Southern Miss is 10-2 on the year and 7-4-1 against the spread. Houston has hit the over 7 times while Southern Miss has hit the under 7 times. These two teams have split their last six meetings.
Trends show that the home team has covered the spread in the last 5 games in this series while Southern Miss is just 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games at Houston. The two teams have hit the over in the last 4 games in this series.
Oddsmakers have made Houston the favorite in this game, giving the Cougars odds of -12.5 points at home against Southern Miss. The over/under total has been set at 71.5 points. (View Matchup)
Houston is 8-0 in the conference and 6-0 at home this season. The Cougars have won their last six games by at least 30 points, including a 48-16 win at Tulsa last week. Houston leads the country in scoring at 52.7 points per game and passing yards at 449.7 per game. Houston is led by the all-time NCAA passing leader, Case Keenum. Keenum has thrown for 4,726 yards and 43 touchdowns this season.
Southern Miss is 6-2 in the conference and the Eagles are 4-2 on the road this year and lost their last road game, 34-31 to UAB. The two losses Southern Miss had this season came by a combined 9 points. On the year, Southern Miss is averaging 36.9 points per game while allowing just 20.5 points per contest. Southern has been led by quarterback Austin Davis, who has thrown for 3,025 yards and 24 touchdowns.
In terms of Injuries, Houston has no injuries to report while Southern Miss quarterback Chris Campbell is doubtful with an undisclosed injury and running back Kendrick Hardy is questionable with a shoulder injury.
Currently over 5,000 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Houston is getting 84% of the wagers with odds of -12.5 points against Southern Miss on Saturday.
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